Little Coloured Bricks

From the raising of the American flag in Iwo Jima in 1945 to the devastating World Trade Center attack in 2001, Lego has proven to be a great historian.

In times of peril, Lego enthusiasts have found their calling by leaving a piece of history behind through the little coloured bricks and this is not just play -this is history at its miniature best. During the Second World War, an iconic photo of Hitler and Mussolini have kept on appearing on documentaries and books. This photo has been depicted in Lego as well.

Lego depictions of events in recent times can also be found in different websites online. From the village attacks in Darfur as depicted by British activist Legofesto to the protest of the monks in Myanmar in 2007 by the same Lego artist, many have spread their advocacies through Lego elements.

Those who have used Lego as a medium to get the attention of people in power have succeeded and they continue to utilize the bricks to tell the world that something is terribly wrong i.e. with the war on terror, Guantanamo Bay and other controversial issues we have today.

There are Lego enthusiasts however who have used the Danish blocks as a way to reminisce iconic images from the past. This includes a navy man giving his girlfriend a lingering kiss before he boards a ship to Japan in 1941.

Who will forget the massacre of Tiananmen Square in 1989? The world was in shock when 3, 000 protesters were killed. An important part of world history, it has also been etched through the Lego bricks thanks to an unknown Lego artist.

Even if the bricks have been used to depict tumultuous times, many builders have concentrated on celebrated times in history. In 1986, Diego Maradona won the World Cup for Argentina and the hand of god has been capture by Legos as well.

WARNING SOME MATERIAL ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR LEGO FANS UNDER 18 YEARS

We are not sure if this Lego creation dates back to the 80s but the original is. Richard Avedon’s iconic image of the then very popular Nastassja Kinski and a boa constrictor has wowed many a men and women and today, we found its Lego version.

Even if the above portrait is rather sexual and animalistic thanks to the boa constrictor, this creation is a real cool work of art. By using Lego minifigs and blocks as a medium, you can surely do anything and this means copying many iconic images. Remember Casablanca?

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This is not from the 80s of course and it is not unorthodox either, it is just an example that you can do anything with the little coloured bricks. Cool, eh?

Here is another unorthodox Lego. Caught in a rather precarious (or promiscuous) position, this Lego lady sure is making love to the camera!  Taken from Virgula.uol.com, we do not know who actually took this photo but it sure is unorthodox! Now you know why there is a warning on top of this article.

There are sexier Lego women found on the internet but they are just too sexy to handle and might anger hardcore Lego fans. The one with the boa and the Lego girl showing her arse are enough.

Other Lego men and women have been caught in more precarious positions and this even includes icons from certain religious groups. This is something that parents should watch out for especially if you let your children search for Lego elements alone online because even if they are searching for extremely wholesome items, you will never know when they will come across those under the unorthodox category. You have to remember that even if something is made out of Lego, it does not mean that they are safe for viewing especially those who are too young to understand what they actually mean.

Is your child tired of the same old toys? Is he asking you, yet again, to buy him another set of toy cars or a water gun which he will get tired of after a few months? You need not worry every again. Lego has a solution. To cater to the development of each child’s creativity through play, Lego has introduced an amazing new product. This product is called, Lego World Racers. It’s the latest Racer related theme by Lego. This product is similar to the Lego Racer Series that was first released in 2010, only better. This will certainly stimulate not only your child’s creativity, but his competitive spirit as well. This is because this theme comes in two different sets:  X-treme Daredevils and Backyard Blisters. Each set has its own unique characteristics that can be used against each other during a race. What makes this series more exciting is that you get to choose a habitat of your preference to race in. Swamps, desserts, reefs, canyons, roads or mountains peak are the thrilling options your child can choose from. The vehicles also come with different weapons to do battle with, like flick firing missiles, fish missiles and harpoons.

There are actually six amazing and fun sets to chose from: Blizzard’s Peak, Dessert of Destruction, Gator Swamp, Jagged Jaws Reef, Snake Canyon and Wreckage Road. Each has its own unique accessories and mini figures that make play time more enjoyable and educational for your growing child. Blizzards Peak, for instance, comes with a helicopter, snow mobile, checkered race flag and a trophy. It is after all a competition between the X-treme Daredevils and the Backyard Blisters. And no competition would be complete without a trophy. Jagged Jaws Reef, on the other hand, comes with two race boats and features a shark and a buoy.

There has never been a Lego series more exciting than Lego World Racers! With this new innovation, every play time will be an adventure. With their different weapons and accessories who will win, the X-treme Daredevils or the Backyard Blisters? Buy now and find out!

It’s surprisingly amazing how LEGO makes it more interesting when it comes to covering very important areas of study. Whether you are talking about Science, Math, Engineering and Technology or even the social sciences, Lego sure does come handy. The Danish bricks do not only make learning fun, but it makes the student learn more because they can visualize it, thus pulling the trigger of a student’s imagination making learning a lot more fun than usual.

Teachers should be thankful how these LEGO toys make things less complicated and even more fun to learn compared to the boring old ways of teaching. LEGO also bridges the gap of the student-teacher relationship because it makes them interact with each other in a very fun way and since  learning is a two-way process, learning through the bricks can be quite rewarding both for students and their teachers.

LEGO is a helping hand for those teachers who are having trouble on how to make their students pay attention to their lessons. Making use of LEGO sets are very innovative and it is a creative teaching strategy because it does not only make  students eager to listen, but surely, the students will be learning more than usual. There are specially designed educational LEGO brick sets which includes teacher guides, worksheet for students, programming tools and many other things designed for use with the sets.

LEGO is of the most qualified toy because of its awards in recognition of educational value. The toy is safe and is suitable for children ages 2 and above. It is small enough to diddle in childrens little hands and big enough for them not to swallow it.It helps develop children’s personal, social and emotional quotients, communication and language skills and they become more creative too.

As a conclusion, LEGO Education assists students and teachers in making the learning atmosphere more enjoyable but still very educational. It combines the new and primitive learning processes which allows students ages 8 to 16+ to adapt easily to it.

The word Lego is actually derived from the Danish term Leg Godt which means “play well”. And this is exactly what most people do with their Lego bricks!

Since it’s debut more over 50 years ago, Lego bricks have taken the imaginations of every child, and the child at heart, to endless artistic possibilities. The creator of Lego really intended for the toy to be something that is endless and true to its purpose, there are an infinite number of objects you can make by snapping together these colorful, studded blocks. To name a few, the following are attempts of people to go beyond the conventions of Lego-kits and venture in doing MOCs (short for My Own Creation):

First on the list is Nathan Sawaya’s work. This corporate lawyer-turned-Lego master builder is one of the most renowned Lego artists today. Nathan Sawaya is responsible for creating sculptures, portraits, even three-dimensional profiles people’s heads, and all that done entirely out of Lego blocks! This is a picture of the man himself posing with one of his greatest art pieces.

Playing with Lego for some people, have become more than just a pastime. While others play with Lego blocks to occupy their minds, some people play with Lego to set world records. Yes! You read that right! People have gone out to set world records using these colorful bricks. The record for the world’s tallest Lego tower was just recently set in Oslo. On the 24th April of 2010, a 30-meter tall tower made entirely of Lego (about five hundred thousand bricks) stood tall and strong even as winds blew.

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If towers are not your thing, maybe this one  is. This is a replica of the of the famous Japanese warship Yamato. It took Jumpei Mitsui four months and some two hundred thousand pieces of lego to put together this mammoth piece of Lego art! And talk about being mammoth, this Lego warship, this ‘miniature’ model of the Yamato is 6.6 meters long, 1 meter at it’s widest, and it weighs a massive 150 kilograms. (And check out the soldier minifigs all lined up on the deck!)

The Lego enthusiasts’ world is a very beautiful world and is home to many subcultures. These subcultures form due to a certain theme of MOCs they enjoy doing. Browsing through pages in flickr, one may find clusters of pictures of MOCs  and Lego replicas with a specific theme. This one, created by mondayn00dles is one of the most amazing  things you’ll ever see. The replica of the mech seen in the movie District 9 can be seen here. What  is amazing about this and all of mondayn00dles’ is the amount of detail put into each model or MOC.

Most people make lego MOCs for fun. However, there are people who take Lego to different purposes. In the example of Sean Kenney and his exhibit at Philadelphia Zoo, he used his Lego building skills to create models of endangered animals. The exhibit that took place allowed the zoo to attract and educate their visitors about these certain animals and their dwindling population in the wild.